- Good kite forecast: wind 6.0 m/s, gusts 10.4 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (6.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.4 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (16.8°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (HRDPS 13.2 m/s vs LEW 7.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (11.8 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (16.6°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 14% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.0 m/s)
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 8.9 m/s) (HRRR 10.9 m/s vs GFS27 2.0 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (16.4°C)
- Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (1.9 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.9°C)
- Low breeze chance — 25% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.7°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 63% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (2.2 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.9°C)
- Moderate breeze chance — 55% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.4 m/s) (ECMWF 9.2 m/s vs ICON Global 1.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (9.5 m/s)
- Wetsuit required (15.7°C)
- Low breeze chance — 42% probability